flank

NOUNVERB /flæŋk/
5 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH F

flank is a valid 5-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
F4L1A1N1K5
4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING

What does flank mean?

NOUN · 4 SENSES
1

The side of military or naval formation.

“they attacked the enemy's right flank”

SYNONYMS
BROADER
2

A cut from the fleshy part of an animal's side between the ribs and the leg.

3

A subfigure consisting of a side of something.

BROADER
4

The side between ribs and hipbone.

BROADER
VERB · 1 SENSE
1

Be located at the sides of something or somebody.

BROADER
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